Consortium Update

Jason M. Coposky

@jason_coposky

Executive Director, iRODS Consortium

Consortium Update

June 9-12, 2020

iRODS User Group Meeting 2020

Virtual Event

The iRODS Consortium

Our Mission

  • Continuous Improvement
  • Grow the Community
  • Standardization
  • Show value to our Membership

The iRODS Consortium

Our History

  • Founded in 2013 by RENCI, DICE and DDN
  • Accepted the code base in 2014
  • Forty releases of iRODS to date

Our Membership

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2019-2020 Activity

  • 21 Membership Renewals
  • 6 New Members
  • 9 New Service Contracts
  • Many Proofs of Concept
  • 15+ Conferences and Events

2019-2020 New Membership

  • BaNQ
  • CINES
  • KU Leuven
  • OpenIO
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous

2019-2020 Working Groups

  • Authentication
  • Metalnx + Metadata Templates
  • File System Integration

Organized community efforts to standardize protocols, technologies and methodologies

Details to follow in the Technology Update

2020-2021 Efforts

  • Development of Localized User Groups
    • Global community requires local sustainability
  • Continue Engagement of System Integrators
    • Focus on the Tier-3 Support Model
  • Tighten focus on specific verticals such as Microscopy

Our Business Model

Start with proof of concept

  • Use Case Driven
  • Hands on
  • Service and Support Contracts

 

Consortium Membership

  • Four Levels - $10k to $150k
  • 10 to 300 hours of support
  • Participation in Software roadmap
  • Discounted hourly rate

 

Tier 3 Support

  • Systems Integrators
  • Compute Vendors
  • Storage Vendors

What am I missing?

  • Questions?
  • Comments?
  • Criticisms?
  • Complaints?